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HIV/AIDS - ASIA-PACIFIC WOMEN LIVING
WITH HIV - VIDEO & PUBLICATION
Video Link - http://www.youtube.com/saynotoviolence
Diamonds
is a publication and documentary, funded by UNIFEM, on the personal narratives
of ten Asia-Pacific women and one girl who are HIV-positive. They have overcome
enormous challenges to become leaders in their communities.
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Direct Link to Full 118-Page
Publication:
UNIFEM Website: http://unifem.org/materials/item_detail.php?ProductID=163
DIAMONDS: STORIES OF WOMEN FROM
ASIA-PACIFIC LIVING WITH HIV
Diamonds: Stories of
Women from the
Like diamonds, formed under immense pressure to become the strongest and most brilliant natural substance known on earth, these women have overcome incredible challenges to emerge as shining examples. Diamonds plots the key moments in the lives of these women, from diagnosis to the realization that their voices could be part of the change, highlighting each woman’s journey to empowerment. Collectively, they emerge as a powerful voice in the global dialogue on AIDS.
Maura, one of the women featured in the book, says: “When I talked about the experiences I had gone through with my children, I could see that all the mothers were crying. It really touched them. I thought, my story is powerful. I can use it to change people’s attitudes.”
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